Posted by Dora Dye on May 07, 2020
Past President John Mathers (Management Consulting | eVo Associates) led and welcomed 52 members and guests to the e-meeting on May 5, 2020. Rick Harrell (Arts Therapy | Heroes' Voices) pleased the audience with his singing of With a Little Help from my Friends.
 
Club Updates and Opportunities
Bob Hermann (Information Technology: Administration | Retired) discussed our Club Foundation's funding of personal protective equipment and our Club's funding of food for the needy. He shared photos of the volunteer work that our Club has been doing to assemble face shields and distribute meals to those in need. 
 
Heidi Kuhn (Peace Building | Roots of Peace) talked about what Rotary has meant to her and promoted her new book – Breaking Ground.
 
Past President John displayed a calendar of upcoming events in May 2020. He asked us to save the dates of June 20-26, 2020 for the virtual Rotary International convention.
 
Guest Speaker
Today's guest speaker was San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto. Sheriff Miyamoto expressed his appreciation for our Club's annual Emergency Services Day. Then, he discussed the forgotten group during this pandemic:  those who are incarcerated and how to protect them. Sheriff Miyamoto described his work with city agencies, justice, and public safety partners.
 
$20 for 20
Funds raised at today's $20 for 20 would be used to purchase meals from Blue Line Pizza. Blue Line would donate a meal for each one purchased. The plan was to donate the meals to The Salvation Army who are now feeding hundreds of people daily.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:20 p.m.